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WBCS Newsletter
 
October 17, 2013 - Vol 2, Issue 20
IN THIS ISSUE
Power to Potential
Member Spotlight
Bundling
All About Austin
Survey
Territory News
Power of Partnering

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SAVE THE DATES 2013

November 5, 2013

Power to Potential

 

November 12, 2013

DFW Table Topics Luncheon

 

November 18, 2013

Member Orientation

 

November 19, 2013

Austin Council Connection

POWER TO POTENTIAL

 

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

12 to 6 p.m.

 

Hurst Conference Center 
1601 Campus Drive 
Hurst, Texas 76054 

817-469-8800

 

 MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Tom Cowlishaw, Director of Client Services for Employment Screening Services, has been a WBCS Affiliate Member (Certified by Women's Business Council Gulf Coast) since 2005. Tom's involvement with WBCS goes beyond serving on various committees...

Learn more about Tom!
BUNDLING
Mark your calendar! The Women's Business Council - Southwest has a new sponsorship deadline for early commitment/bundling. December 31, 2013 is the last day to register and payments must be received by February 3, 2014. 

Benefits of Bundling: 
  • Get up to 100% off of your membership dues by bundling your sponsorships for 2014
  • Take care of everything in the first quarter so you don't have to worry about anything later in the year 
  • Budget your marketing expenses a year in advance

 Have questions? Email us! 

ALL ABOUT AUSTIN

RECAP!

Austin Insights was held on Wednesday, October 9 at the beautiful Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum.The
title sponsor, Dell brought their social media experts to present on "Building Community via Social Media." With rapidly changing technology and social media platforms, this workshop was informative and helpful to everyone in the room whether a novice or expert!

The evening ended with cocktails and a productive networking reception!

 
 SURVEY
Sharon Giddings Davis, a doctoral student from Capella University, is conducting research to find the correlation between mentoring and self-efficiency among minority women entrepreneurs.

As a courtesy, please take a few minutes and complete the survey below.  The survey should take approximately 7 minutes to complete.  

TERRITORY NEWS
   WBCS Tulsa Luncheon Recap! 
    
Katie Johnson, President of Upshaw Johnson Company,  
presented on "Routine and Red Alert: Noticing the World Around Us." We learned about risk, experience and preparedness and how facts, interpretation and emotion play into our professional and personal lives.

We had a great group of women attending who concluded the event with networking. Thank you to everyone who made it to the WBCS Tulsa Luncheon!  
 
Thank you to the underwriter sponsor, American Airlines
POWER OF PARTNERING
$3 million to help 12 small businesses make it big
 
Supported by WBENC, Chase Mission Main Street Grants is a grant program by Chase Bank to award twelve (12) small businesses with grants of $250,000. See the Program Rules for details. Click here to learn how to apply for this incredible opportunity!

America's Future Series

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As a member organization of America's Future Series, WBCS Members will receive a discounted rate of $95 to attend a lunch and special panel discussion on U.S. Global Competitiveness & National Security.

For more information and to register, click here!


Are you or your spouse a veteran?

 

Whether you have an established business and are looking for new ways to grow or need some direction, the Women Veteran Entrepreneur Corps wants to help you reach and surpass your goals as a small business owner.

  

Join a growing community of women business owners who are veterans or spouses of vets. This event is specifically designed for women business owners who are veterans or spouses/domestic partners of veterans.

  

Register today!  

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